5YO GETS AHOLD OF GUN AND SHOOTS 1YO AND ALSO TESTED POSITIVE FOR COCAINE
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The parents of 1-year-old Isiah Johnson have been arrested in relation to a March shooting in a Lafayette apartment that led to Johnson’s death.
According to a news release from the Lafayette Police Department, 24-year-old Shatia Welch and 27-year-old Deonta Johnson were arrested on Monday afternoon.
According to court documents, filed earlier this month in Tippecanoe County, Welch and Deonta Johnson have been preliminarily charged with:
- One count of neglect of a dependent resulting in death, a Level 1 felony;
- Two counts of neglect of a dependent, a Level 6 felony;
- One count of neglect of a dependent resulting in bodily injury, a Level 5 felony;
- One count of conspiracy to commit dealing in a narcotic drug, a Level 2 felony;
- One count of dealing in a narcotic drug, a Level 2 felony;
- One count of possession of a narcotic drug, a Level 3 felony;
- One count of conspiracy to commit dealing in marijuana, a Level 6 felony;
- One count of dealing in marijuana, a Level 6 felony;
- Two other drug-related misdemeanor charges.
